# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-301: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DFW06CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA214.md): Air Tractor 301 · Big Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2006 · N23260 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB CHI03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA170.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Covert, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2003 · N3659T · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to verify fuel quantity prior to the accident flight, and fuel exhaustion resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the soft, rough, unsuitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB MIA95LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA233.md): Air Tractor 301 · Dyer, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1995 · N5095S · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to properly manage the fuel required for the flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent in flight collision with trees and terrain. - [NTSB CHI95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA158.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Clark, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1995 · N4353S · Substantial damage > the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's excessive braking. - [NTSB CHI94DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTG02.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Lawton, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 29, 1994 · N4349S · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. The carburetor icing weather condition was a factor. - [NTSB ATL91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA128.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Hawkinsville, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1991 · N31691 · Substantial damage > A complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in this accident was: the rough, uneven terrain at the forced landing site. - [NTSB MIA90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA001.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1989 · N8842S · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor related to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area. - [NTSB LAX89DUG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUG09.md): Air Tractor AT-301A · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1989 · N3654N · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to verify the fuel supply prior to takeoff. - [NTSB MIA88LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA246.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Glen Allen, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1988 · N3659G · Substantial damage > According to FAA personnel while returning to land during an aerial application flt, the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. The acft was damaged drg the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW88DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG05.md): Air Tractor 301 · Circleville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 17, 1988 · N3164Y · Substantial damage > The airplane was being ferried to a new location, and an en route refueling stop was planned. A low ceiling and low visibility set in and the pilot tried to extend the flight to a different town. The fuel was exhausted 6 miles short of a town. The airplane… - [NTSB LAX86FUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ05.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Gilbert, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 12, 1986 · N4410S · Substantial damage > During the 'last pull-up' from an aerial application, flt the pilot noticed a low fuel pressure light indication. While returning to the airport the engine quit. The pilot utilized the hand operated wobble pump to restart the engine. The engine restarted then… - [NTSB MKC85LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA184.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Oakley, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1985 · N8541S · Substantial damage > N8541S collided with a fence and crashed while attempting a forced landing. The plt reports that it took longer than expected to dispense his chemical load and he was critically low on fuel when he departed the working area for the arpt. He got to within 2… - [NTSB DEN83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA136.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Conrad, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1983 · N23069 · Substantial damage > The acft landed hard and collapsed the right main landing gear during a forced landing after fuel exhaustion. During a landing to reload the pilot had handled the herbicide on-loading and a ground crewman was loading the acft fuel. The supply of 80/87 octane… - [NTSB MKC83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA018.md): Air Tractor AT-301A · Anthony, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1982 · N23539 · Substantial damage > While returning from a spraying operation the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot made an emergency landing. In a field. The pilot stated that after rolling for about 300 feet during the landing, he observed a terrace ahead and applied heavy braking. The… - [NTSB DEN82DTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI13.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Ruyard, MT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 2, 1982 · N4403S · Substantial damage > The aircraft was refueled prior to takeoff. The pilot reported that the takeoff was normal until about 75 ft off the runway when the engine quit. During a forced landing, the plane touched down in a 3-point attitude, bounced, and then hit the ground in a nose… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390103', '0390105') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390103&occurrence=353 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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